Israeli troop given derisory sentence for the unlawful killing of a Palestinian fisherman

A suspended sentence ranging from two months to two years, and a demotion in rank were added by the court, which convicted the troop on the charges of “disobeying an order leading to a threat to life or health”, per article 72 of Israeli Martial Law (1955) and “negligence and reckless endangerment”, per article 341 of Israeli Penal Law (1977).